Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1897-12 PAGES, SPECIAL. NOTICES. oD TEMPLARS:! DISTRICT .0.G.T., will meet in_Stobl jal, 321 a.w., TONIGH' E x sharp. ARTHUR W. CAM McKENDREE REVIVAL SER and THURSDAY EVENING %$23 IN GOLD’—PRIZE BOW TO BE iven to the individual making the bighest score fn'l0 boxes; Wed. Jan 20, to Thur., Feb., 18, Every night from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., for the pioastip of the Dis Mechanics’ Ath- a jato-16t* T HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT T WILL NOT hereafter be resy ible for any debts contracted by my wife, or for acts or words. A. B. WEBB. 19-3t* THE ANNUAL ELBCTION FOR DIRECTORS OF the Citizens” National Bank of Washington city for the ensuing ¥ house be held at thelr banking January 28, 1897, be- 1 p. “PAL hours of 12 i THos. ¢ SPECIAL NOTICE a. LL, Cashi © annual meeting of the stockholders of the The annual meeting e holders of, the mpany for th Brick Company in end of the. Long ry 21, 1807, be- . 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C., JANUARY 15, 1897. ‘Th annual mecting of the sharcholders of the Washizgten Gas Light Company, for the election of directors, will be held at the office of the com- pany, 415 ith st. n.w., MONDAY, February 1, 1897, The polls will be open from 12 o'clock noon to 1 jal5-14t ar’s interest or more are requested interest due or the same will January H. K.F LASSBU is temporarily located at THE AD 1331 and 133 H st. n.w., opposite the old site of the RINK. “All parties indebted to the comp: ny ete requested to call at above number at ence ind settle their indebtedness. Owlug to the total loss of eptire stock, we are greatly In need of money. and will apreciate your prompt settle- ment JULIUS LANSBURGH FURNITU! AND CARPET €0. ded0-tt The Gardner Ink Well is practically Indispensable to men who do much writing. ‘The pon dips in the SIDE— not the top. Right quantity of ink is always taken up by the pen. 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Jurota Get Ready For The Inauguration! —fix up your store front—have large plate glass windows put in. It will add 100 per cent to the appearance of your store and. give you as oppectonity. to display more goods, which will result in inereased sale We'll furnish the glass and workmanship at a moderate cost! See us about it! Chas. E. Hodgkin, 913 7th, Glass. Paints, Ofls, V: Builders’ Hardware, ete. Hotel Arrival aleigh—H. G. McAdoo, jr., H. L. Wa: ©. H. Patterson and A. J. Rose, New Yor! J. G. Crane, Westfield, Mass.; J. W. Cloud, W. O. Dean and Miss Dean, Chicago, I R. H. Myrick, Cincinnati, Ohio; L. D. Day, Minneapolis, Minn.; N. K. King, Norfolk, Va.; O. P. Shaffer snd wife, Youngstown, Ohio. Wellington—J. W. Covert, New York. Oxferd—M. J. Soltine and wife, Chicago, tin, Cincinnati, Ohio; P. Herry, New York; F. W. Hunt, Trenton, N. J.; R. E. Dole, Concord, N. H.; J. 8. Pell, Augusta, Ga.; S. H. Townsend and J. Gemmell, Toronto, Canada. Ebbitt—W. H. Chapin, Springfield, Mass.; F. J. Drake, Chicago, IIL; D. G. Falconey, Lexington, Ky.; P. Morrison, Boston, Mass.; C. J. Ryder, New York; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bradley, Columbus, Ohio; W. E. Foley, Worcester, Mass. Willard’s—E. George, Knoxville, Tenn.; H. J. MacBride and A. D. Dorman, New York; W. E. Sackett, East Orange, N. J. E. E. Crock, Boston, Mass.; E. H. Jenkins, New Haven. Conn. Hamilton—F. D. ‘ason, Hampton, Va. Normandie—H. S. White, Red Bank, N. J.; A. L. Miter, Kansas City, Mo.; R. J. Morgan,, New York; E.M.Foster, Nashville, Tenn. Cochran—S. Mendell, Boston, Mass.; E. T. Thorp and wife, Butffalo. R eae Te Thompson, Memphis, Tenn.; J. L. Brown, New York; E. P. Chancellor, Cincinnati, Ohio. Roges—G. W. Harman, New Haven, Conn.; G. Eley, Philadelphia, Pa.; F. W. Brooks, New York; Rt. Rev. Bishop McGovern, Harrisburg. Pa. Arlington—R. H. Sherman, Lawrence, Mass.; F S. Manton, Providence, R. I C. Mac Rae and wife, New York; H. ham. Philadelphia, Pa.; O. P. Anderson, Louisville, Ky-.; Bradshaw, Meriden, am—E. B. Burpee and H. P. Smith, ork; F. Kneiesel, O. Roth, A. Schroe- Boston, Mass.; F. K. Smith, Cleve- Onio; C. D. ‘Spencer, Brooklyn, N. Y.; R. G. Reid and wife, Montreal, Canada. Johnson—G. E. Bowden, Norfolk, Va. H. Lord and F. J. Patter, New Yerk; E. 8. Teal, Boston, Mass.; D. C. Wille- grass, Philadelphia, Pa; F. W. Hager, Staunton, Va. St. James—F. B. Collins, Providence, R. I; J. E. Bennet, Washington, Pa.; C. Eldridge, New York. National—C. C. Thompson, East _Liver- pool, Ohio; B. Duff, Pittsburg, Pa.; G. Seeiiz, New York; C. R. Hall, Trenton, N. J.; W. H. Snyder, Newark, N. J.; M. J. Griffin, Philadelphia, Pa.; M. A. Kendall, Parkersburg, W. Va. see SP PPEISSFS05545009E00S 08 AYER’S Sarsaparilla Is the original Sarsaparitla, the standard of the world. Others have imitated the remedy. They can't imitate the record: OO: GEN. PORTER'S PLANS| - sexoay | The Grand Marshal Outlines His Pro- gram and Its Progress. INCREASE OF PUBLIC COMFORT WORK Additional Accommodations Being Reported and Increasing Inquiries. A BIG CROWD EXPECTED Gen. Horace Porter signalized his arrival in Washington by moving his-headquarters from the fourth floor of the Glover build- ing, where all the business in connection with the inauguration ceremonies has been transacted thus far, to a room in the rear of the building on the second floor. The desks and other office furniture which had hitherto occupied a portion of the room of the committee on military organizations were taken to the new quarters last night. Need of additional room was the reason given for the removal. The new quarters are very commodious. There is a large room similar to the apartment occupied by Secretary Walker and the executive com- mittee clerks on the fourth floor. This is devoted to Capt. Horton. Gen. Porter oc- cupies the roem of the suite like that two stories above, which is used by Secretary Brackett. Gen. Porter was very busy sign- ing his name to a big pile of letters when The Star reporter called this morning. “I have really nothing definite to com- municate,” he remarked, pleasantly, “ex- cept that Gov. Bushnell of Ohio will com- mand one of the divisions of the second grand division, and Gen. O. O. Howard will be in command of the veterans in the in- augural parade. We are engaged in a great deal of correspondence with organiza- tions, answering inquiries and posting them upon requirements that will govern their appearance in the parade. We are also se- curing quarters for prospective particl- pants, and doing a vast amount of such preliminary work. “We will not get down to the actual de- tails of the parade until next month,” con- tinued Gen. Porter. “About the middle of the month we will notify all organizations that they must definitely announce their intentions. They will be given plenty of time, and when their replies are received we will locate the streets upon which the parade will be formed, and make the as- signments of the positions in line.” Public Comfort Committee. Chairman Wright's public comfort com- mittee room is the mecca for all the army of persons who have spare room at their disposal for the accommodation of inaugu- ration crowds, and the big book in which Secretary Fred Evans makes a record of these places is being rapidly filled. The re- ports of quarters increase every day, and the expectations are that by February 15 accommodations for over 40,000 persons will have been registered. _The houses where large numbers can be quartered are already on the list, and the places now be- ing listed are mostly the residences of pri- vate individuals, who cee an opportunity for making a little extra money during the first week in March. The inquiries from prospective visitors have not been as numerous as they were on previous occasions at this time, but they are also increasing and everything points to a big crowd and in its character a su- perior one. The record today showed that meals and lodging had been inspected and registered for 23,606 people; meals only for 9,830; 266 windows, and fourteen balconies, and 1,167 horses. More Organizations Coming. The Henry K. Boyer Republican March- ing Club of the seventh ward of Philadel- phia has announced that it will be repre- sented in the parade by seventy-five men attired in high silk hats, steel-gray over- coats and dark trousers. They will carry cane umbrellas and will march behind the Liberty Cornet Band of twenty-five pieces. The Alger Republican Club of Detroit will send seventy-five men, uniformcd in yellow dress coats and blne trousers, with a band of twenty pieces. The survivors of Harmony Club, No. 6, cf Philadelphia will send thirty men and a band of twenty pieces. The uniform will be a fire hat, belt, black coat and trousers and red shirts. The Republican Alliance of Oakland, wh‘ch intended coming to the inauguration, bas given up the idea. Lieutenant A. P. Buckholdt, quartermas- ter of tne 15th Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, is in Washington today securing horses for use of the regimental staff in the parade and cots for the ac- commodation of the men at night. The regiment will bring about 450 men. Treasurer John Joy Edson reported this morning that the sum of $30,818.75 had been paid in on account of the guarantee fund and deposited to the credit of the executive committee. Mr. Isaac D. Hetrell, marshal of the A. c. Harmer Club of Philadelphia, and five other members of the organization were here last night to get accommodations for inauguration week. The party secured quarters for 150 men and & band at Wil- lard’s Hotel. —_——_ HEALTH OF THE WEEK. ‘Throat Diseases the Greater Causes of Mortality. The mortality of the city during the past week, according to the report of Health Officer Woodward, decreased 7 per cent, as compared with the preceding week. The deaths as reported to the health depart- ment numbered 106, of which 58 were of whites and 48 colored. The death rate was 19.6, as against 21.1 in the preceding week. Lung affections continued to be the princi- pal cause, there having been 36 fatal cases therefrom, 17 being of consumption, 14 of pneumonia and 6 of bronchitis and conges- tion. Diseases of the brain caused 10 deaths, of the heart 9 and of the kidneys 8. There were 2 deaths from typhoid fever and 2 from diphtheria. Grip caused 4 deaths, all white, three of the patients be- ing over seventy years of age. Of diph- theria 10 new cases were reported, and 8 premises were released from quarantine. Of scarlet fever there were 5 new cases and 3 warning cards were removed. The meteorological observations indicated a mean barometric pressure of 30.04, a mean relative humidity of 76, and a mean temperature of the atmosphere of 80 degrees. The thermometer fell from 54 degrees on the 10th to 17 degrees on the 13th, with 2 clear days, and rain fall 1-8 of an tnch. Marriages reported, 19—white, 13; colored, 6. Births reported, 9¢—white, 56; colored, 40. ae Lung a Posaar , oan HIMSELF A VICTIM. Dr. J. E. Walsh, ‘medical sanitary in- spector of the health department, who has had charge of the contagious disease branch of the service, is himself a victim of diphtheria. He has been in charge of the service a long time, and has handled hun- dreds of cases, and this is the first time the disease has attacked him. Last week he was feeling unwell, and Sunday when he called at the health office to make his daily examiration of the cultures sent in by the physicians he was feverish, and his throat gave evidence of an attack of something more than an ordinary cold or sore throat. A culture was taken and the bacteriological examination showed that he had the disease mentioned. He went Cirectly to Providence Hospital for treatment, and he is now confined there as a patient. His case was one of the five cases reported to the health office yester- day. During the present month thirty-five cases of the disease were reported. Twen- ty-five cages of scarlet fever have been reported. Mrs. Irwin in Wi It was stated in a Baltimore paper this morning that Mrs. Emma Irwin, who was acquitted in Baltimore of a charge of com- plicity in the murder of her husband fins city’ to ayend th ‘with relatives city to spend a mont Peters: Nearing tp Bae Gone THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. me Mit Olear? 0.2 @ Partly Coude sori Cy @ Main, @ Soom. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken ai 8 a.m., 75th meridian time, Soll lines are {eo Bars, or lines of equal air-pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or Iizes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain oF snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and ‘Low’ show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. SNOW OR RAIN. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Mo- bile, 1.10. Unpleasant Weather Predicted for To- might and Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday: For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir- giria, threatening weather and snow or rain tonight and Thursday; fair Thursday evening; not so cold; east to south winds. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 2:44 a.m. and 2:48 p.m.; high tide, 8:32 a.m. and 9:07 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:24 a.m. and 3:34 p.m.; high tide, 9:18 a.m. and 9:52 p.m. The San and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 7:15 a.m.; sun sets, 5:07 Weather conditions and general forecast: The barometer has fallen rapidly in the central valleys and lake regions, and it has risen on the New England coast and in the extreme northwest. It is highest on the New England coast and low in the lower Mississippi valley and north of Lake Superior. ‘The temperature has risen, except in the southwest and extreme northwest, where it is slightly colder. Threatening weather and snow or rain are reported this morning from the cen- tral valleys and gulf states. The weather continues fair on the Atlantic coast and in Rocky mountain districts. The indications are that the cloudiness will increase on the Atlantic coast, with snow or rain and rising temperature. Snow is also indicated for the upper Ohio valley and the lower lake region, and rain, fol- lowed by clearing weather, for the south- ern states. p.m. Moon rises, 7:19 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 7:15 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:16 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 6:23 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 6:01 p.m.; a Guished at 6:38 a.m. Seca Temperatures for Twenty-Four Hours The followirg are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the Past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: January 19-4 p.m., 31; 8 p.m., 26; mia- night, 25. z january 20-4 a.m., 22; 8 a.m., 25; 33, ard 2 p.m., 35. sue Maximum, 36, at 1 p.m., January 20; min- imum, 21, at 5 a.m., January 20. LONG THE NATIONAL RIFLES. AND THE CABINET. The Ex-Governor Says That the Mat- ter is Being Considered. Ex-Governor Long said Monday night that the situation regarding the appoint- ment to the cabinet had not changed since Saturday. He said: “The matter is still open for the Presi- dent-elect to consider and for myself to consider. There is nothing settled, and there is nothing in the statement that I have accepted a cabinet position.” Fassett May Be Recommended. The New York Press says: J. Sloat Fassett, in all probability, will be recommended by the republican state or- ganization as New York's representative in the cabinet. This has been decided prac- tically by leaders who recently have been in conference with Thos. C. Platt. As to Mr. Fassett’s chances of appoint- ment there seems to be little hope of suc- cess. Concerning New York state, the cabinet conditions are not unlike those which pre- sented themselves to Benjamin Harrison eight years ago. Then, as now, there was no lack of candidates, among whom were Thomas C. Platt, Warner Miller, C. N. Bliss and Chauncey M. Depew. The result was that New York obtained no represen- tation. aS Status of the Organization Explained by the Secretary. Mr. Edward P. Harrington, secretary of the National Rifles Association, takes ex- ception to statements made in regard to the dissolution of Company B of the 2a Battalion. In conversation with a Star re- porter he explained the situation as follows: “The National Rifles’ military company is still in existence, und at thepresent time there is every indication that it will con- 'nue for some years to come. The organi- zation is governed by the ‘same rules and by-laws that have governed it for many years past; with the exception that in January, 1895, the corporate affairs were Separated from the mere company mat- Urs: In October, 1806, at the biennial elec- nck Officers, many changes were made in the personnel of the officers, and al. though at the time there was much fric- tion and some irritation, yet in the -maja the pfficers who were superseded accepted ‘able gracefully and will of the majority.» “"7 Dewed to the = caueaEy B of pian Battalion, D. C. -, was composed’ of members oft! National Rifles, and was formed in sane: As a matter of fact it was totally in. dependent and distinct as an organization for there were several members of the Rifles, among them myself, who never en- Usted in the National Guard, let alone in ompany B. For they felt that the in- terests of the organization would be better Subserved as an independent company. Many of those who enlisted in Company B gave it only a perfunctory support, and for them it had only an astral existence. As company clerk of the National Rifles I never knew officially anything relative to Company B, nor do the recor?s of that or. ganization show any connection between them. Any dissension which may exist in the National Rifles relative to its property question should have no more effect upon Company B than upon any othcr company in the National Guard. The truth of the matter Is that Company B vas aiways a delicate child, never: strong, and if it is dead it perished from non-support. Much has been written about the bolting Morton Cadets, who were deterred trom entering the ranks of the National Rifles and of Company B on account of troubles in the National Rifles over the property question. This question cannot in any possible man. ner affect any one who enters the ranks of the company, and the bolting members of the Morton Cadets or any other persons who might desire to enter its ranks would have no more to say relative to the prop- erty than the memb y ones ers of the Zulu Heavy J. Bloat Fassett was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night awaiting news from Edw. Lauterbach, who presented his name for Postmaster General or Secretary of the Navy to Major McKinley yesterday. He was in good humor, and admitted that he would be glad to be in the cabinet, if he could get there. Mr. Lauterbach’s de- parture for Canton on Monday night was Kept quiet by the Platt leaders, who had intended that the Fassett boom should be kept under cover for the present. Mr. Lauterbach is expected home today, and Fassett is living on hope. The telegraph wire in Canton did not seem to be working well—so far as Fassett was concerned. Many politicians yesterday were confident in their opinion that the Fassett boom had been sprung to militate against Gen. Anson McCook’s candidacy for the war portfolio. ——___— + e+ —___ HAD A BAG OF COAL. One Colored Mun Shoots Another Sus- pected of Stealing. Residents in the vicinity of G and South Capitol streets were awakened from slum- ber by a pistol shot and loud voices at an early hour this morning. Considerable ex- citement followed, for cries of “‘Burglars,” “Thieves,” “Murder” and “I’m shot” filled the air. The occurrence had its sequel later in the day in the Police Court, when Samuel Wilson, a colored man, afflicted with the weight of years and a limp in the right leg, was charged with larceny. °. The complaining witness was Isaiah Woodward, another old colored man, wear- ing an air of importance and an old police overcoat. “What about this?” asked Judge Miller. I'll done tole yer,” began Isaiah in loud tones, and with many gestures. “‘I'se de watchman fer de Allegheny Coal Company at de yard on G street between Souf Capi- tol an’ Half streets. About 5 erclock dis mawnin’ I done seen a bag er coal dropped ober de fence. De dorg he began ter growl like dis—wooer, wooer—but I says ter him, says I, ‘Keep quiet,’ an’ jes’ den dis yer man he followed de bag ober de fence. I says ter him, says I, ‘Considers yerse'f under arrest,’ and he begs ter be let off, sayin’ he had lots er children ter home. I says I mus’ do my duty. Den de bugger run off, be did, an’ I sen’ a shot after him an’ he stopped, he did. “Yes. an’ he shot me in de leg,” interject- ed Wilson. es 2 “I didn’t,” continued Isaiah. ‘I jes’ shot in de ground ter scare him.” 2 “Why did you steal that coal, old man” asked the court of Wilson. PA “My chillens were freezin’ ter deth,” was ‘the reply. “I didn’t steal no coal. I was Jes’ pickin’ it up offen de track.” .“Strange that you should select that hour of the morning to honestly gather coal,” remarked Judge Miller. By exhibiting the injured member Wilson proved beyond all doubt that he had been shot, and seriously, too. The court there- upon began to lecture Isaiah. ‘‘You had better be careful how you use that pistol in the future,” he said. “It was the merest chance only that you did not kill this man. Shoot at a man coming toward you, but not at one running away from ou.” ¥S¥ilson was fined $2 for the larceny of the coal. Not having the money he went to jail for six days. The G Street Property. “There is at the present time no disposi- tion to dispose of the G street property, for the ‘majority’ understand as well as the ‘minority’ that the property would not, at the present time bring its full value if it was sold. All that the majority of the members of the National Rifles Corpora- tion desire fs that the corporate rights of each individual member shall be definitely determined. There has been much contro- versy in the organization upon this subject, and several plans have been Proposed for its settlement. The most radical Plan pro- Posed only provides for a dissolution and an immediate re-incorporation upon a stock basis. This is all that the most radical members of the majority have asked, and the moderate members of the majority, among whom are many of the older mem bers of the corporation, would be content with some assurance in writing that their interests will be protected. But until re- cently the minority have been defiant, and have been aided by the board of directors, Few, if any, of the members of the major- ity have expected to reap any benefits until the dissolution of the corporation by opera- tion of law. The majority are now nearly in control of the company, and are con- templating further changes, and they now have a majority of the board of directors. A compromise agreement, signed by seven puembers: hee tee all sides in the con- iY, 8 been prepared and is no being signed, ae di “If prudence, moderation and a little for- bearance are allowed to rule, the National Rifles will emerge fromthe present troubles triumphant. I dislike to air the troubles of the organization in the public print, but I deem it my‘dut¥ to correct any misapprehension that,,.may exist in the public mind, and may cauge injustice to a worthy and deserving ‘organization.” The difficulty over the property owned by the Rifles will probably, it-is said, get into the courts sooner hn ‘The conserva- tive element, includi: Capt. Oyster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Boteler and Capt. Evans, in- sist that as the Rifled fs ‘an incorporated organization, its property ‘cannot be sold and divided among the: members until 1902, when the charter, secured in 1882, will ex- pire. It is expected an effort will be made by the majority to dispose vf the property, and that the courts will be asked to grant power to do so. 9, - aE Buried at Arlington Today. William Shenstone Clarke, a soldier, who lost a leg while serving in Battery G, Sth United States Artillery, under Capt. J. B. Rawles (now major 4th United States Ar- tillery, and stationed at Washington bar- racks, Washington, D. C.), and also served in the quartermaster general's department, United States army, under Major John Firey, U. 8S. A., was buried this afternoon at Arlington. ‘The services at the cemetery were con- ducted by a delegation from the Depart- ment of the Potomac, G.A.R., consisting of Junior Vice Commander J. F. Raub, B. C. Stevens, Past ent Commander B. F. Hay Pe SE, She Was Released. Charitable persons heve interested theni- selves in behalf of the.good-looKing young woman, Annie Newhaue, who was recently arrested on a charge of robbing the houne of St. Clair Fechner, for whose family she was housekeeper. Detectives Carter and Gallaher, who made the arrest, have the bundle of pawntickets at headqtarters as evidence in the case. The articles pawned are still in possession of the pawnbrokers. who had in- firing party and buglers were furnished by | It developed that parties Cols 8. p Bo 6th U. 8. Cavalry, com-| tereSted themselves in the young woman's manding Fort Myer, Va. behalf had arranged to send her back to ——__— Divorce Granted. Judge Cox today granted Mary A. Schneider @ divorce from Wm. I. Schnel- days, and this course ‘1s released by the afternoon released band with infidelity. The decree of the court states that the husband declined to make any MAJOR LOWRY’S CASE Result of the Oourt of Inquiry Into the Let- , ting of Laundry Contracts. Court-Martial oy eS but Not Ordered—The Secretary of the Navy's Reprimand. The proceedings of the court of inquiry in the case of Major H. B. Lowry, quarter- master of the United Siates Marine Corps, and the action of Secretary Herbert there- on, were made public today. The court was appointed “to inquire into the circum- stances conncted with the letting of the contracts for laundry work at the several posts of the Marine Corps for the current fiscal year,” and the result is that Major Lowry has been reprimanded by the depart- ment. Secretary Herbert has made a long mem- orandum in regard to the case, in which he reviews fully the testimony taken by the court. From this it appears that Major Lowry in May last, after due ad- vertisement, opened bids and let the con® tracts for washing for the Marine Corps of béd sacks, mattress covers, pillow cases, sheets and towels at the several stations of Washington, D. C.; Philadelphia, An- napolis, Norfolk, Portsmouth, N. H.; Bos- ton, Mass., and New York, to William H. Belford, who was the lowest bidder at these several stations. At the four other sta- tiors, Port Royal, 8. C.; Mare Island, San Francisco and Newport, R. L, he let the laundry work to other bidders, each resid- ing at or near the places where the work was to be done. The contracts with Bel- ford, who was not a laundryman, were at prices considerably higher than those at which the washing was @t to the other bid- ‘ders, but Belford was the lowest, and, in fact, the only bidder in the case of all the washing let to him. When the bills for the laundry work at Washington began to come in the officer commanding the marines at the navy yard protested to the colonel com- mandant that the prices being paid for the work were exorbitant as compared with those of last year. his protest led to a somewhat voluminous correspondence be- tween this officer, the colonel commandant, and Major Lowry. The matter was, on September 26, 1846, submitted by the colonei commandant to the department, and, eventualiy, a court of inquiry was called at the request of Major Lowry. The Court's Recommendation. In his report to the department the court recemmended that Major Lowry be tried ty general court-martial for the foliowing specific acts: For awarding the contracts for laundry werk at Portsmouth, N. H.; Boston, Mass.; New York, Philadelphia, Pa.; Washington, D. C.; Annapolis, Md., and Norfolk, Va., to the Jowest bidder, Mr. W. H. Belford, when the evidence shows that Mr. Belford was not a proper person to be received as a contractor for laundry work. For awarding the contracts for lacndry work to Mr. W. H. Belford at rates exceeding by 10 per cent the fair market value for the work to be performed; for entering into contracts for laundry work with Mr. W. H. Belford, which contracis bore no evidence whatever of the financial ability of the guarantors to fulfill their obligation as sureties; for writing a letter to Mr. W. H. Belford, the contractor, ask- ing certain information with reference to the conduct of the employes of his (the quartermaster’s) office, which letter should not have been written; for inattention and neglect of duty in the awarding and mak- ing the ccntracts for laundry work for the U.S. Marine Corps for the tiscal year 1896-7 with Mr. W. H. Belford. The judge advocate general, in reviewing the testimony, concurred in the opinion expressed by the court, and recommends that Major Lowry be brought to trial by general court-martial for tne offenses in- dicated by him and found by the court. The Secretary’s Action, Secretary Herbert concludes his state- ment of the case as follows: It is the opinion of the department that the awarding of the contracts for laundry work for the United States Marine Corps for 1896-97, for the several stations of Philadelphia, Annapolis, Norfolk, Boston, Portsmouth, New York and particularly Washington, D. C., to W. li Belford was the result of gross carelessness on the part of Major H. B. Lowry. It was an ineffi- cient and perfunctory performance of duty, totally unworthy of an officer of his age and experience, and meets with the severe condemnation of the department. Purchasing agents must be given to un- derstand that laws relating to advertise- ments, bids, ete., are intended to secure the purchase of articles or the procurement of services at reasonable rates, and that no officer who fails to acquaint himself with the prices he ought to pay can shield him- self from severe condemnation, in cases like the present, by pleading a strict compliance with the mere letter of the law. Major Lowry’s recommendation, after the extravagance of these prices had been called to his attention by the letter of the commandant, that the contracts be con- tinued, the department does not regard as any evidence of corrupt intent on his part. It evidences, rather, the obstinacy and in- sutordinate spirit of an officer who, in spite of facts which ought to have changed his opinion, persists in the belief that this rou- tine letting of the contracts to the lowest bidder was a full performance of his duty. The court also recommends that charges Le preferred against Major Lowry “for writing a letter to Belford, the contractor, under date of August 26, 1896, calling for his views upon a subject which was under censideration by the colonel commandant, and giving extracts from the latter's letter to him (Major Lowry), which letter, if written at all, should have been submitted to the colonel commandant before having been sent to its address.” This letter, and the letter of August 26, in which Major Lowry informs the acting commandant that he had so written, were clearly prompted by a spirit of insubordination. In his letter of the 26th Major Lowry used the following language: ‘It occurs to this office that you are proceeding entirely upon ex parte evidence in this case, and that Mr. Belford, the person most interested, should be given a hearing before this de- cision is reached, and to this end a letter has been addressed to him calling his at- tention to the views expressed in para- graphs 2 and 3 in your letter of the 25th in- stant,” etc. The language of this extract, in which this subordinate officer charges the acting commandant with proceeding im- Properly in the matter, and further stating that “to this end;” that is, to correct an impropriety which he charges upon su- perior authority, he, the writer, had taken upon himself to address a letter to the con- tractor, is palpably disrespectful, and un- hecoming an officer of the United States Marine Corps, and receives the censure of the department. The department has concluded not to con- vene a court-martial for the trial of this case, for the reason that it does not seem probable that any further evidence can be cbtained, and the evidence now before it is not sufficient, when taken in connection with the previous good character of Major Lowry, to justify the conclusion that he has been corrupt, or guilty of anything else than carelessness and insubordination. Subject to the foregoing remarks, the proceedings, findings and opinion of the court, so far as they relate to Major Lowry, are approved. —____- e+ Divorce Sought. Samuel A. Bradley, navigator’s writer of the U.8.8. Raleigh, today applied here for divorce from Annie M. Bradley, to whom he was married at Fall River, Mass., Sep- occasions here and in Fall River. Several times, alleges the husband, he forgave his wife, but she continued her evil life, he COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY REA LESTATE. DEATHS Oe Oe FO! FOR FoR FoR For FOR RE’ FOR RENT (Stables). 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The fire plug at 14th and R streets is leaking, and the police have asked that it be repaired without delay in order that it may cause no trouble in case of a fire in that neighbcrhood. The Washington Auxiliary of the Wo- men’s National Indian Association will meet tomorrow at the Riggs House parlor. Mrs. Quinton, the national president, will address the auxiliary. Mr. W. H. Frazier has been commissioned asa nctary public. ‘Two little Esquimaux children from Alas- ka will be present tonight at Hamline Church with Dr. Sheldon Jackson, who will deliver an illustrated lecture on that far- away country. William M. Butler was arrested yesterday for the larceny of two geese from E. E. James. For so doing he was today sent to jail for thirty days by Judge Miller. Dr. Mary Walker was an interested spec- tator in Judge Miller’s branch of the Police Court today. It was her first visit in sev- eral years, and she exchanged greetings with the court and clerks. 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